Tony Ferguson Favored To Beat Justin Gaethje In UFC 249 Main Event

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Former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson and former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje will collide for the vacant UFC Interim Lightweight Title in the main event of UFC 249.

Bet Online has released the odds for all the fights on the card, but in the main event, it is Ferguson who is a favorite at -160, while Gaethje is the underdog at +140. 

A second title bout is set for the co-main event of the show as UFC Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo defends the gold against former UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz. Bet Online states that the champion in Cejudo is a -520 favorite over Cruz, who comes in at a +200 for the title fight.

Ryan Spann is the biggest favorite on the card, as he comes in at -425 against fellow light heavyweight Sam Alvey, who enters the fight as a +325 underdog. The closest odds from a betting perspective comes from a middleweight division bout between Ronaldo Souza and Uriah Hall, with Souza being the favorite at -125 while Hall is the underdog at +105. 

The complete odds for the UFC 249 card follow:

Sam Alvey vs Ryan Spann

Sam Alvey                +325 (13/4)                                                                                                   

Ryan Spann              -425 (4/17)                                                                                                               

Dominick Cruz vs Henry Cejudo

Dominick Cruz           +200 (2/1)                                                                                                                         

Henry Cejudo            -240 (5/12)

Justin Gaethje vs Tony Ferguson                                                                                                                   

Justin Gaethje           +140 (7/5)

Tony Ferguson          -160 (5/8)     

Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Francis Ngannou                                                                                                

Jairzinho Rozenstruik +220 (11/5)

Francis Ngannou       -260 (5/13)

Jeremy Stephens vs Calvin Kattar

Jeremy Stephens      +200 (2/1)

Calvin Kattar             -240 (5/12)   

Donald Cerrone vs Anthony Pettis

Donald Cerrone         +120 (6/5)

Anthony Pettis          -140 (5/7)     

Yorgan De Castro vs Greg Hardy

Yorgan De Castro      +160 (8/5)     

Greg Hardy               -180 (5/9)

Aleksei Oleinik vs Fabricio Werdum

Aleksei Oleinik          +250 (5/2)

Fabricio Werdum       -300 (1/3)

Michelle Waterson vs Carla Esparza

Michelle Waterson     +130 (13/10)

Carla Esparza           -150 (2/3)

Uriah Hall vs Ronaldo Souza

Uriah Hall                  +105 (21/20)

Ronaldo Souza          -125 (4/5)

Niko Price vs Vicente Luque

Niko Price                 +220 (11/5)

Vicente Luque           -260 (5/13)

Charles Rosa vs Bryce Mitchell

Charles Rosa            +150 (3/2)

Bryce Mitchell           -175 (4/7)

It should be noted that the odds for the card can fluctuate until the bouts officially take place, so keep checking Bet Online to see if the odds change.

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